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the state of the vote for president of the united states is delivered as follows. the whole of the electorate appointed to vote for president is 538 and the majority of which is 270. joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice- president 330 two votes. paul ryan aof the state of wisconsin has received two hundred six votes. this announcement of the state of the votes shall be deemed sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states, each for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2013, and shall be entered, together with a list of votes, in the journal of the senate and house of representatives. last page. ok. the purpose of the joint session having been included pursuant to the senate resolution 113 of the 113th congress, the chair declares the giant session dissolved. -- joint session dissolved. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> next, conversations with north dakota senator john hogan and maine senator
the state of the vote for president of the united states is delivered as follows. the whole of the electorate appointed to vote for president is 538 and the majority of which is 270. joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice- president 330 two votes. paul ryan aof the state of wisconsin has received two hundred six votes. this announcement of the state of the votes shall be deemed sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states,...
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there is some evidence that it is happening in the united states. using the 2,000 census, the national academy of scientist found that the male bias sex ratios among the u.s. born children of chinese, korean, and asian indian parents. >> we can't have that society tolerating the killing of people just because they are of the wrong sex. and that is crazy. >> reporter: with the national abortion rights league says even though they don't support the gender-based abortions, she says that this bill is just bad policy. >> and it really puts the doctors in a very precurious situation. they have to be mind readers. essentially becoming agents of the state. and it really violates the doctor/patient relationship. >> reporter: a woman who has the sex selective abortion, they would not be prosecuted. but the doctor who performs it, could be charged with the class 4 felony, which carries a maximum of ten years in prison. >> ten years in jail. >> for an abortionist? sure. >> killing a person for the wrong sex, that's toosoft. >> that's not what this bill about. t
there is some evidence that it is happening in the united states. using the 2,000 census, the national academy of scientist found that the male bias sex ratios among the u.s. born children of chinese, korean, and asian indian parents. >> we can't have that society tolerating the killing of people just because they are of the wrong sex. and that is crazy. >> reporter: with the national abortion rights league says even though they don't support the gender-based abortions, she says...
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it is, in fact, i think, the best trauma center in the united states. we stand ready 24/7 to care for any injured patient in the city and county of san francisco. we also at general hospital are caring for uninsured and underinsured people who come in after injured. we also represent -- i also represent thousands of dedicated physicians, surgeons, nurses, administration and therapists who care for the hundreds of thousands of patients who come to our hospital. i have dedicated my life to providing care for injured patients in our community. it is truly a team effort to provide care for the victims of vie lertctionv crime. we rely heavily on our many trained professionals 20 help us do our work each day. after persons injured due to shooting after the scene, people go there, public firefighters and servants. the trauma surgeons, emergency physicians anesthesiologists, orthopedic surgeons, nurses, therapists and many, many others who come to help us work on the patient. and we do this for every single person who is injured. we bring all the resources ther
it is, in fact, i think, the best trauma center in the united states. we stand ready 24/7 to care for any injured patient in the city and county of san francisco. we also at general hospital are caring for uninsured and underinsured people who come in after injured. we also represent -- i also represent thousands of dedicated physicians, surgeons, nurses, administration and therapists who care for the hundreds of thousands of patients who come to our hospital. i have dedicated my life to...
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joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice president of the united states 332 votes. paul ryan in the state of wisconsin received 206 votes. the joint session is dissolved. ♪ more than a feeling, more than a feeling ♪ setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original sugar-like taste you love and trust. splenda makes the moment yours. >>> misinformation campaign on the debt ceiling continues. congressman tim ryan on how democrats are fighting back. and eugene robinson and howard fineman join us to say which side of the party has the upper hand in negotiations. >>> later, bill o'reilly can't figure out why hardworki
joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice president of the united states 332 votes. paul ryan in the state of wisconsin received 206 votes. the joint session is dissolved. ♪ more than a feeling, more than a feeling ♪ setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness...
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what they have to do is they have to have a caucus united on a simple demand. whatever it is, $1 in spending cuts for every $1 in debt increases, a balanced budget amendment, but something. they also made a tactical throw back. if they do not, they will get rolled. >> charles' advice is thoughtful, but when asked if they would accept $10 for $1, everyone said it was unacceptable. we are in a position where we'd like to take tough positions but we do not like to make tough calls. >> i think we will see something inherently different. i think the president is serious when he says he will not negotiate over the debt ceiling. he should not. this is something that is artificial. >> will the new congress make a difference? more women, more latinos, gays and lesbians. or african-americans, asians. will the makeup of congress make a difference? >> if anything, congress is more polarized because of redistricting. this is part of the problem. >> you do not see a ted cruz of texas and elizabeth warren coming to terms over legislation? >> i doubt it. there's another thing
what they have to do is they have to have a caucus united on a simple demand. whatever it is, $1 in spending cuts for every $1 in debt increases, a balanced budget amendment, but something. they also made a tactical throw back. if they do not, they will get rolled. >> charles' advice is thoughtful, but when asked if they would accept $10 for $1, everyone said it was unacceptable. we are in a position where we'd like to take tough positions but we do not like to make tough calls. >>...
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bear in mind we have the united states, the largest economy. private capitalism as their economic paradigm. you have china with the second- biggest economy with no democracy. these countries have the same income and equality right now. only marginally worse. we can talk about trajectory. policymakers have to make a decision which model do we pick. we loved democracy. think the jury is still allowed. >> thank you. i think we have time for one more question. six rows back. there is an uproar. we'll have two more questions. >> my original question was to professor easterly. there is a basis for generalizing of the declaration of independence to the world. it does include so-called positive breaks as well. i would like to hear your comments. >> i want to get two other questions and have you both answer them. the lady here four rows back. >> i was in west africa a couple of years ago. there was a strong sentiment to stop the aid. my question is around integration. there are people doing important things like clinton and goldman sachs. how does the e
bear in mind we have the united states, the largest economy. private capitalism as their economic paradigm. you have china with the second- biggest economy with no democracy. these countries have the same income and equality right now. only marginally worse. we can talk about trajectory. policymakers have to make a decision which model do we pick. we loved democracy. think the jury is still allowed. >> thank you. i think we have time for one more question. six rows back. there is an...
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outfit called troops direct that could bypass the usual military red tape and get you what you and your unit needed pronto. like this sergeant who told us via skype from afghanistan that nearborn had shipped plumbing supplies for clothes washers and hot showers. >> it's really nice to be able to take a hot shower, especially with the weather here. >> reporter: there have been scores of thank you e-mails saying the volunteer workers and suppliers had saved lives. but in a way, he has been a sort of don't ask, don't tell, corner master. >> we have never picked up the phone and called the pentagon and said hey, here's what we're doing and how we're doing it. >> reporter: and they have never picked up the phone and called you. >> no, they have not. >> reporter: in the meantime, nearborn is on duty, 24/7. >> we don't know what the next request is going to be. >> reporter: 15 tons of supplies already shipped. more on the way. mike taibbi, nbc news, oakland. >> that's our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt. brian williams will be back on monday. in the mea
outfit called troops direct that could bypass the usual military red tape and get you what you and your unit needed pronto. like this sergeant who told us via skype from afghanistan that nearborn had shipped plumbing supplies for clothes washers and hot showers. >> it's really nice to be able to take a hot shower, especially with the weather here. >> reporter: there have been scores of thank you e-mails saying the volunteer workers and suppliers had saved lives. but in a way, he has...
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both the united kingdom and the united states have open talks with russia on cyber risks reductions. which is communication channels and transparency measures. we have to begin with small steps. frankly, when we began nuclear arms control i was involved in that and people said we would never get there. they said that about chemical arms control and we got that but it took 10 or 15 years. so maybe we should start now. >> let's take some questions from the audience. a lot of questions. let's take the third row here then the gentleman in the middle there at the back. >> hello. i feel like the things you have said i've heard it about 12, 13 years ago with the year 2k problem. we said the wall streets will go down and the banks will be wiped out. nothing happened. you can cash in a car. so i'm thinking that, you know, these are by design that you can issue commands to do these things. i feel -- i'm on the skeptical side is it that easy to come in and blow up stuff? >> well, first of all, in y2k what would have happened if we had not spent millions of dollars changing everything and it is
both the united kingdom and the united states have open talks with russia on cyber risks reductions. which is communication channels and transparency measures. we have to begin with small steps. frankly, when we began nuclear arms control i was involved in that and people said we would never get there. they said that about chemical arms control and we got that but it took 10 or 15 years. so maybe we should start now. >> let's take some questions from the audience. a lot of questions....
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. >> hey, pat -- >> do you know that the public debt of the united states and the first term of barack obama, went up over $4 trillion? >> $5 trillion. >> over 5? >> it is going up 4 more in the next four years. >> so he has to keep that off the table. that is bad for obama. >> no, he didn't. >> it is disastrous for obama. and the country. >> i mean historically. it is bad for him. he has a second term. >> john, we're running a trillion dollar deficit every year. and they haven't cut spending at all. >> how bad is that for obama to have run up that kind of a national debt? >> it is very bad for the country. therefore, i assume it is going to be seen as bad for the president. but there is a note that -- >> 5 trillion. >> or 16 trillion. >> look at over 200 years to develop a deficit of, a debt of $200 trillion. we did $5 trillion in the last four years. >> we have an economy that still needs short-term stimulus. we do have the long-term cuts. cut the debt. and the voters -- >> no. >> and the voters trust this president to protect their interests as opposed to the republicans on capitol
. >> hey, pat -- >> do you know that the public debt of the united states and the first term of barack obama, went up over $4 trillion? >> $5 trillion. >> over 5? >> it is going up 4 more in the next four years. >> so he has to keep that off the table. that is bad for obama. >> no, he didn't. >> it is disastrous for obama. and the country. >> i mean historically. it is bad for him. he has a second term. >> john, we're running a...
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americans think that the united states are the most generous country in the world. if you look at actual foreign aid we're the lowest of the industrial countries of the amount given of the percentage of gdp. ireland land spend three times as much. >> what happens with china. china is the largest economy in the world. germany, france, we're in a dangerous situation where this is a where a world war situation could develop. >> eliot: where i disagree with you. i don't think there will be a shooting war-- >> space. >> eliot: perhaps, but i think the war will be fought through software. >> market fare. >> but eliot, look at all these situations that can explode in the east china sea and the south china sea. the nationalism we have disturbing elections in japan and south career. >> eliot: the tension between china and japan is real. >> and $12 billion to taiwan. who are we kidding here? the u.s. has made it very clear. hillary clinton said this was a pivot point. this is the specific 21 century american-specific century. >> eliot: it hairs mondays at 8:00, the book is on
americans think that the united states are the most generous country in the world. if you look at actual foreign aid we're the lowest of the industrial countries of the amount given of the percentage of gdp. ireland land spend three times as much. >> what happens with china. china is the largest economy in the world. germany, france, we're in a dangerous situation where this is a where a world war situation could develop. >> eliot: where i disagree with you. i don't think there will...
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joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice president of the united states 332 votes. paul ryan in the state of wisconsin received 206 votes. the joint session is dissolved. ♪ more than a feeling, more than a feeling ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it? ...with best-in-class combined mpg... and more interior room than corolla and civic? ...and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation and other handy stuff? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $169-per-month lease on a 2013 nissan sentra. ♪ >>> misinformation campaign on the debt ceiling continues. congressman tim ryan on how democrats are fighting back. and eugene robinson and howard fineman join us to say which side of the party has the upper hand in negotiations. >>> later, bill o'reilly can't figure out why hardworking asian americans would vote for liberals. legendary actor and activist george takei is here to respond toni
joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice president of the united states 332 votes. paul ryan in the state of wisconsin received 206 votes. the joint session is dissolved. ♪ more than a feeling, more than a feeling ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it? ...with best-in-class combined mpg... and more interior room than corolla and civic? ...and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation and other...
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joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice president of the united states 332 votes. paul ryan in the state of wisconsin received 206 votes. the joint session is dissolved. ♪ more than a feeling, more than a feeling ♪ >>> misinformation campaign on the debt ceiling continues. congressman tim ryan on how democrats are fighting back. and eugene robinson and howard fineman join us to say which side of the party has the upper hand in negotiations. >>> later, bill o'reilly can't figure out why hardworking asian americans would vote for liberals. legendary actor and activist george takei is here to respond tonight. don't forget you listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio, 1:00 through 3:00. share your thoughts on facebook and twitter using the hash tag ed show. we're coming right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watching tonight. the republican misinformation campaign on the debt ceiling got a big shot in the arm today thanks to senator john cornyn of texas. cornyn wrote an op-ed discussing the coming deadlines of the sequester, the continuing reso
joseph biden of the state of delaware has received for vice president of the united states 332 votes. paul ryan in the state of wisconsin received 206 votes. the joint session is dissolved. ♪ more than a feeling, more than a feeling ♪ >>> misinformation campaign on the debt ceiling continues. congressman tim ryan on how democrats are fighting back. and eugene robinson and howard fineman join us to say which side of the party has the upper hand in negotiations. >>> later,...
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not so in the united states. americans elected a democrat to the white house and a republican majority to the house of representatives. the u.s. is no stranger to gridlock and fiscal cliff negotiations were just another frustrating example. my good friend richard quest host of "quest means business" on cnn international joined me from london for a little debate on what we like to call "q&a." could the fiscal cliff have happened in another country with another type of government? richard, ring the bell so i can start. [ bell ] all right. the fiscal cliff, richard, couldn't happen anywhere but in the united states because last year washington passed laws that mandated across-the-board spending cuts and tax hikes harsh enough to send america back into a recession. that was billed as a compromise, by the way, between a democratic white house and a republican-dominated house just to raise the u.s. debt ceiling. that's where this started. i'm the first to concede politicians in a parliamentary system like yours in the
not so in the united states. americans elected a democrat to the white house and a republican majority to the house of representatives. the u.s. is no stranger to gridlock and fiscal cliff negotiations were just another frustrating example. my good friend richard quest host of "quest means business" on cnn international joined me from london for a little debate on what we like to call "q&a." could the fiscal cliff have happened in another country with another type of...
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dysfunctional units that made habits . the afghan sold yirs were killing our own people and hundreds of billions later, the the fatalities and casuallies. it is it a good wor. but there is nothing good about the war. the chaos will claim afghanistan and the taliban will claim afghanistan and our work will have been for naught. >> that is it a sobering picture that you paint there. thank you for your insight. i appreciate it >> you, too. >> and rebel sitings are pressing ahead with fencive. there is a car boiming in damascus . in is follows a deadly crash. it is saying they were set off by rebels. battles in suburbs on the way to the airport want and they are are reporting the shooting death of a journalist. >> and now the later on the compromise point. if you have house republicans sharply divide. gol members are controlling the house. they are outraged that lawmakers didn't hold fast. with the debt ceiling coming up, what impact will this have on the gop? joining me is septemberor from doin dine and wisconsin. >> thank yo
dysfunctional units that made habits . the afghan sold yirs were killing our own people and hundreds of billions later, the the fatalities and casuallies. it is it a good wor. but there is nothing good about the war. the chaos will claim afghanistan and the taliban will claim afghanistan and our work will have been for naught. >> that is it a sobering picture that you paint there. thank you for your insight. i appreciate it >> you, too. >> and rebel sitings are pressing ahead...
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. >> it will be the policy of the united states to promote reform across the region and to support transitions to democracy. that effort begins in egypt. egypt is it both a longstanding partner and the arab world's largest nation. in tahrir square we heard egyptians of all walks of life chant muslims, christians, we are one. america will work to see that this spirit prevails. we do not want a democratic egypt to be saddled by the debts of its past. so we will relieve a democratic egypt of up to 1 billion dollars in debt for all the challenges that lie ahead, we see many reasons to be hopeful. >> sean: my skepticism is that we're going to see the muslim brotherhood or el baradei or some type of extremist as bad as mubarak is, some type of extremist element take over in egypt. how he didn't see that the muslim brotherhood coming to power, sharia law implemented, i saw it and i called it and somebody wrote i was muslim brotherhood obsessed. how was i see right and he be so wrong. >> and in the muslim world, the idea that he could sweet talk the iranis giving up their nukes and with the russians,
. >> it will be the policy of the united states to promote reform across the region and to support transitions to democracy. that effort begins in egypt. egypt is it both a longstanding partner and the arab world's largest nation. in tahrir square we heard egyptians of all walks of life chant muslims, christians, we are one. america will work to see that this spirit prevails. we do not want a democratic egypt to be saddled by the debts of its past. so we will relieve a democratic egypt of...
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and the people of the united states of america. when you look at that fiscal cliff bill that i voted no against, and i was glad that that was my last vote because i think it sent a very principled message. 41 -- the ratio of 41-1 to tax hikes and spending cuts. you and i have well talked about this, 200 to 300 billion dollars in duplicative programs. we have not done anything about that -- >> why not, though? why don't they care? it seems indecent -- i take it all the way to the white house, all the way down throughout the federal government, where is the sense of decency or common sense you? can't keep looking the other way on waste and fraud. you can't continue to keep giving your buddies the deals and really denying the american people who put nuoffice the relief they need or the help to be left alone. >> you are absolutely right. i mean, there are things we should be doing to take care of the american people. and it is principled pragmatism. when the president says we are not going to be atadding anything to the deficit, well,
and the people of the united states of america. when you look at that fiscal cliff bill that i voted no against, and i was glad that that was my last vote because i think it sent a very principled message. 41 -- the ratio of 41-1 to tax hikes and spending cuts. you and i have well talked about this, 200 to 300 billion dollars in duplicative programs. we have not done anything about that -- >> why not, though? why don't they care? it seems indecent -- i take it all the way to the white...
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it's $30 billion the president requested, it was passed by the united states senate. i hope the house will do the right thing. but, no, i'm not confident at this stage that they will pass us a bill that, in fact, provides the relief that we should to the communities that were affected. >> well, we'll keep a close eye, january 15th is when it's supposed to go to the house floor. we'll see what happens. thank you very much, senator ben cardin from maryland, nice to see you. >>> the big three money headlines, going, going, geithner, what will it mean to the markets and your money? >>> and supersex appeal, are racy still in the big game ads? you're watching "weekends with alex witt." well we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. thanks honey yeah you suck at folding [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] one cap of tide gives you more cleaning pow
it's $30 billion the president requested, it was passed by the united states senate. i hope the house will do the right thing. but, no, i'm not confident at this stage that they will pass us a bill that, in fact, provides the relief that we should to the communities that were affected. >> well, we'll keep a close eye, january 15th is when it's supposed to go to the house floor. we'll see what happens. thank you very much, senator ben cardin from maryland, nice to see you. >>> the...
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. >> nothing is going to bring down the cost of health care in the united states. the cost of health care is going to keep going up. it's going to go up because we're getting older, and as we get older we use more health care, and its going to go up because science is keeping on producing wonderful new things that physicians and hospitals can do. and they cost money. what we can do is eliminate the needlessly expensive way in which we now provide health care. >> reporter: as we saw with the fiscal cliff, it often takes a firm deadline to get something done in congress. major entitlements like social security and medicaid, the problem is gradual. it is a slope not a cliff and that could make it even harder to get something done. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: florida's warm and sunny winter weather is good news for orange juice drinkers. good growing weather has pushed down the price of orange juice futures. they're trading close to their lowest price since november. prices have dropped 20% in less than a month as worries over citrus greening have faded.
. >> nothing is going to bring down the cost of health care in the united states. the cost of health care is going to keep going up. it's going to go up because we're getting older, and as we get older we use more health care, and its going to go up because science is keeping on producing wonderful new things that physicians and hospitals can do. and they cost money. what we can do is eliminate the needlessly expensive way in which we now provide health care. >> reporter: as we saw...
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. >> nothing is going to bring down the cost of health care in the united states. the cost of health care is going to keep going up. it's going to go up because we're getting older, and as we get older we use more health care, and its going to go up because science is keeping on producing wonderful new things that physicians and hospitals can do. and they cost money. what we can do is eliminate the needlessly expensive way in which we now provide health care. >> reporter: as we saw with the fiscal cliff, it often takes a firm deadline to get something done in congress. and with t8áq nd other major entitlements like social security and medicaid, the problem is gradual. it is a slope not a cliff and that could make it even harder to get something done. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: florida's warm and sunny winter weather is good news for orange juice drinkers. good growing weather has pushed down the price of orange juice futures. they're trading close to their lowest price since november. prices have dropped 20% in less than a month as worries over cit
. >> nothing is going to bring down the cost of health care in the united states. the cost of health care is going to keep going up. it's going to go up because we're getting older, and as we get older we use more health care, and its going to go up because science is keeping on producing wonderful new things that physicians and hospitals can do. and they cost money. what we can do is eliminate the needlessly expensive way in which we now provide health care. >> reporter: as we saw...
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and the people of the united states of america. when you look at that fiscal cliff bill that i voted no against, and i was glad that that was my last vote because i think it sent a very principled message. 41, the original 41-1 as far as tax hates to spending cuts, greta you and i have well talked about this duplicative programs, we've not done anything about that. >> greta: why not? why don't they care. it almost seems indecent, from the president, the top through the white house, all the way through the federal government. you know, where is the sort of sense of decency or even common sense. you can't just keep looking the other way on waste and fraud and you can't continue to keep giving your buddies the deals, and really denying the american people who put you in office the relief they really need or the help for them to be left alone. >> you're absolutely right. there are things we should be doing to take care of the american people and it's principle prague matism. when the president stands there and says we're not adding to
and the people of the united states of america. when you look at that fiscal cliff bill that i voted no against, and i was glad that that was my last vote because i think it sent a very principled message. 41, the original 41-1 as far as tax hates to spending cuts, greta you and i have well talked about this duplicative programs, we've not done anything about that. >> greta: why not? why don't they care. it almost seems indecent, from the president, the top through the white house, all...
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if congress refuses to give the united states the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic. >> reporter: top advisers say the president will never again, as he did in 2011, get pulled into that debate. but republicans want a fight, tying the debt ceiling to spending cuts required by the fiscal cliff. >> we're crushing today's small business and the next generation of americans under a mountain of debt. >> reporter: they see an opening at the end of february when the debt limit, new $16.4 trillion, comes up as do mandatory spending cuts in the tebz of billions. >> it's time to face up to the fact our nation is in grave fiscal danger, grave fiscal danger, and it has everything to do with spending. >> reporter: with taxes raised now, republicans contend they own the spending cut debate. to complicate matters, the government runs out of funds for day to day operations at the end of march, meaning all three of these deadlines will soon merge. >> axelrod: major, thank you. the latest employment numbers out yesterday have the eco
if congress refuses to give the united states the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic. >> reporter: top advisers say the president will never again, as he did in 2011, get pulled into that debate. but republicans want a fight, tying the debt ceiling to spending cuts required by the fiscal cliff. >> we're crushing today's small business and the next generation of americans under a mountain of debt. >> reporter:...
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this wasn't anything that could have happened in the united states. >> no. it's not something that you really can fathom as a legislate way of -- legitimate way of confining someone. >> how would you qualify his state of mind now? is he under control? do you think he hats to go back maybe to the facility in napa, does he need anything? >> i think he needs time mostly. until this afternoon, it's very tenuous feeling for me. he seems pretty normal considering where he had been. i think we're getting better, but it is tenuous. >> bill: has the state department contacted you, anybody from the u.s. government contacted you? >> no, other than the office and friends that were involved on our side there. >> the congresswoman has done a great job and she is legitimately concerned as senator nelson. it's shocking to me the state department couldn't get him out. number two, called you and how he is doing, can we do anything for you. we don't want to throw americans away. the only reason the mexicans let him out, i told them it would be real trouble economically and fin
this wasn't anything that could have happened in the united states. >> no. it's not something that you really can fathom as a legislate way of -- legitimate way of confining someone. >> how would you qualify his state of mind now? is he under control? do you think he hats to go back maybe to the facility in napa, does he need anything? >> i think he needs time mostly. until this afternoon, it's very tenuous feeling for me. he seems pretty normal considering where he had been....
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the network has been a mouth piece for al-qaeda and the former vice-president of the united states is now facilitating its expansion into 40 million american homes. something's wrong with this picture. joining me now with reaction is former al-jazeera anchor and you worked how long for the network? >> for al-jazeera, a little more than two years. >> sean: there's conflicting quotes. you said your exit was in part to an anti-american bias at the network and you seemed to back off. >> my anti-american bias was more personal than editorial although there were editorial differences. you know, like every news organization, al-jazeera has its point of view and its point of view is post-colonial, anti-colonial and this makes them frequently hyper critical of the u.s. that's not really the-- was that, as a yank reporting for mostly british managers, i didn't feel that i could get hurt-- get heard because they knew better. >> sean: okay. fair enough. bridgette, the most recent example, i had a problem and i always felt and many that felt and once the tape's out there, everybody ran it, but the
the network has been a mouth piece for al-qaeda and the former vice-president of the united states is now facilitating its expansion into 40 million american homes. something's wrong with this picture. joining me now with reaction is former al-jazeera anchor and you worked how long for the network? >> for al-jazeera, a little more than two years. >> sean: there's conflicting quotes. you said your exit was in part to an anti-american bias at the network and you seemed to back off....
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first, a comparison of china and india's economies to the united states. this is 35 minutes. >> this year, 2012 there was a sharp slowdown in the economies and there is a lot of questioning stellar growth rates that we're used to. that is what we will look at in this session. we have two outstanding individuals known for contrarian views on the emerging economies. we will start with william easterly and probably best known to you for his books, "the white mans burden." a very non provocative book as you can tell from the title. "the elusive quest for growth." bill was named one the top global intellectuals. what is going to happen to these bricks? guest: i want to focus on china. this is a major moment for development thinking. the idea of the growth merkel that china has done so much to promote is over at this point. let me give some insights. authoritarian growth miracles do not last. how many of you have heard of a growth miracal? just raise your hand. i thought we would have a better i thought we would have a better informed audience.
first, a comparison of china and india's economies to the united states. this is 35 minutes. >> this year, 2012 there was a sharp slowdown in the economies and there is a lot of questioning stellar growth rates that we're used to. that is what we will look at in this session. we have two outstanding individuals known for contrarian views on the emerging economies. we will start with william easterly and probably best known to you for his books, "the white mans burden." a very...
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which speaker of the house later became president of the united states? if you know the answer, tweet me, @randikayecnn. no googling or cheating. be first to tweet me. where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool. only from progressive. >>> before the break i asked if you knew the answer to this -- which speaker of the house later became president of the united states? drum roll, please. the answer is james polk. he remains the only president who served as speaker. big congratulations to kevin for being the first one to tweet the right answer. way to go. >>> we are taking the pulse of congress this morning. trying to get a handle on whether the new congress will be any different from the old one. m
which speaker of the house later became president of the united states? if you know the answer, tweet me, @randikayecnn. no googling or cheating. be first to tweet me. where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo,...
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this is the oldest institute in united states and it is my pleasure to announce her now. [applause] >> good afternoon. you know, there's a significant transformation under way globally in the way we make predictions, products, connections and ultimately progress or not. the transformation i am speaking of is being driven by the extraordinarily rapid expansion in the availability of data from multiple sources and ever more powerful analytical and computational capacity generating new information. let me begin quickly with a vignette that may be a harbinger of things to come as superstorm sandy, you know a lot about it, was beginning to gather steam in the caribbean five days before slammed into new jersey and new york u.s. forecasters were predicting a monster storm but were uncertain of its path. by most indications of this unusually powerful and complex storm would graze the coast but move back into the north atlantic. however there were steady reports of the european model predicting a sharp left turn into the coast of new jersey and new york with potentially devastatin
this is the oldest institute in united states and it is my pleasure to announce her now. [applause] >> good afternoon. you know, there's a significant transformation under way globally in the way we make predictions, products, connections and ultimately progress or not. the transformation i am speaking of is being driven by the extraordinarily rapid expansion in the availability of data from multiple sources and ever more powerful analytical and computational capacity generating new...
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that is the united kingdom. we do expect all countries to take the actions of the argentine government into account. they have to make their own assessment of that. i think the -- trying to persuade to spain, for the sake of argument, i do not know they export relevant equipment addition not export. due in the gillard -- there would be a large argument for no particular benefit. i do not think other u.k. countries regularly adopt this position. would bet think that a very productive use of our time. >> does the department have any figures for the number of u.k. exports being restricted by this decision? >> there were 37 standard that is -- standard licenses revoked which covered components, but their aircraft, the naval vessels, software from military to medications, equipment. the amounts were very small. less than 2 million pounds in the last year. other ministers regularly agreed. given the change and the position adopted in the 1990's not to have any exports, that was not out of date. that the amounts involv
that is the united kingdom. we do expect all countries to take the actions of the argentine government into account. they have to make their own assessment of that. i think the -- trying to persuade to spain, for the sake of argument, i do not know they export relevant equipment addition not export. due in the gillard -- there would be a large argument for no particular benefit. i do not think other u.k. countries regularly adopt this position. would bet think that a very productive use of our...
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this week the united nations estimated the death toll in syria has risen to more than 60,000 people. that's more than the number of american combat deaths in vietnam. but it may be hard to understand the emotional toll that it's taking on the people there. so an american activist traveled to syria to talk with the rebels, who say they prefer death over being caught by the regime. >> i joked that i have -- i always keep one bullet left in my gun for myself. >> yes. you must keep one bullet here in syria. you keep it for yourself. it's better than if the regime catches you. i guarantee that for you. you must keep one bullet. >> joining me now nick valencia who spoke to the man who shot the video. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i guess he just returned from syria. what was his goal in going? a lot of people would say not me. >> he is a very complicated person, a former journalist, turned self-proclaimed american freedom fighter. he fought alongside the rebels in libya. now he is a documentary film maker. he went with the rebels in syria to try to make a film on pro fsa free sy
this week the united nations estimated the death toll in syria has risen to more than 60,000 people. that's more than the number of american combat deaths in vietnam. but it may be hard to understand the emotional toll that it's taking on the people there. so an american activist traveled to syria to talk with the rebels, who say they prefer death over being caught by the regime. >> i joked that i have -- i always keep one bullet left in my gun for myself. >> yes. you must keep one...
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and credit of the united states, with ee going to default on our debt. republicans playeding this card once before in december 2011. it was very dangerous then. our debt was downgraded. it is very dangerous now. >> right. and, of course, the problem is doug, i know you're probably more sympathetic but the reality is the money that's being raised to pay is money that's been borrowed and promised. it is the full faith and credit of the u.s. government. >> yeah. i think that's right. let's put the rhetoric aside and recognize that there is no fight about raising the debt ceiling. that's not in question. there isn't even really a fight about the need to control spending. anyone's who's in touch with the debt and budgetary spending knows that. that it would be a disservice not to fix those programs vanld them fall apart underneath their beneficiaries. the only real feet about is it. it's a legitimate one. it seems to me the best thing would be to get ahead of that and start work on those disagreements and that can happen one of two ways. the president could p
and credit of the united states, with ee going to default on our debt. republicans playeding this card once before in december 2011. it was very dangerous then. our debt was downgraded. it is very dangerous now. >> right. and, of course, the problem is doug, i know you're probably more sympathetic but the reality is the money that's being raised to pay is money that's been borrowed and promised. it is the full faith and credit of the u.s. government. >> yeah. i think that's right....
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comparing greece's economy to the united states, their army to ours. there is no comparison. we're a sovereign, currency nation. we can control so many things that the greek government can't. so we just ought to forget that kind of talk. and we're the strongest economy in the world and we have many more options than other nations in the country. >> glad to hear you say it. we look forward to hearing you from again. >>> nancy pelosi is defending the use of photo shop magic on all of the women in the house democratic caucus. four congresswomen didn't show up. the picture was taken without them like so. but on pelosi's facebook and flicker pages, you see this photo of the same event which includes the four absent women, there at the top. ms. pelosi says it's an accurate historical record and the group couldn't wait for the others, because it was so cold and they didn't have time to wait for them. >>> in this week's office politics, we talk with nbc's al roker, weather man extraordinaire. but he has more going on than his "today" show gig. he was the first to give newly re-electe
comparing greece's economy to the united states, their army to ours. there is no comparison. we're a sovereign, currency nation. we can control so many things that the greek government can't. so we just ought to forget that kind of talk. and we're the strongest economy in the world and we have many more options than other nations in the country. >> glad to hear you say it. we look forward to hearing you from again. >>> nancy pelosi is defending the use of photo shop magic on all...
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states to get a driver's license or work in the united stat states. it has been very popular with more than 300,000 illegal immigrants lining up to pay the $465 fee and file applications. while the president enjoyed political kudos for the action, the idea was not his. it came from the activists themselves, and the dreamer groups organized 96 legal scholars signing a letter to the white house justifying legal reasons for the president to justify if actions, and they showed him the problem and the viable solution. so what will they come back up next? at the table is matt welsh, and joining us lye from washington, d.c. is janet magea, the organize ore of the la raza organization. >> thank you for having me. >> and when you look at what they did, it is going to seem like they will end up teaching this and all of the sociologists and the political strategists will look at how the organize and a case study in how to get action in the stalled and the divided government. what were the key parts of the movement that can now be applied as we move forward for m
states to get a driver's license or work in the united stat states. it has been very popular with more than 300,000 illegal immigrants lining up to pay the $465 fee and file applications. while the president enjoyed political kudos for the action, the idea was not his. it came from the activists themselves, and the dreamer groups organized 96 legal scholars signing a letter to the white house justifying legal reasons for the president to justify if actions, and they showed him the problem and...
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the president of the united states says he's not going to play ball on that. he may unilaterally raise the debt and may lower the debt and there are a few options on the table so we'll have to see how that plays out. >> do you think he might invoke the constitution to prevent congress from holding him hostage? >> we have to see. the white house pretty much shut that down in december and november when there were discussions of possibly doing that especially when liberal democrats were suggesting he should do it and he had proposed and it was quickly shut down the possibility of being able to do this in the future without congressional approval and that was shut down not only by republicans, but also democrats who said how dare he think about it. i think it would be a radical move and only because there was some serious gridlock. >> jonathan, let's turn our focus now to the speaker. we covered speaker boehner. this is what the former speaker of the house had to say about him. let's take a listen on the other side. here it is. >> he ended up as majority leader an
the president of the united states says he's not going to play ball on that. he may unilaterally raise the debt and may lower the debt and there are a few options on the table so we'll have to see how that plays out. >> do you think he might invoke the constitution to prevent congress from holding him hostage? >> we have to see. the white house pretty much shut that down in december and november when there were discussions of possibly doing that especially when liberal democrats...
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if congress is to give the united states to pay its bills on time, consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic. last time congress threatened this course of action, our entire economy suffered for it. our families and our businesses cannot afford that dangerous game again. >> reporter: in addition to that, the president has also promised he wants to tackle immigration reform and gun violence in the wake of the shootings in connecticut. so a lot on the president's plate as he heads back to washington. >> and also think, the cabinet, secretary of defense, secretary of treasury, any insights on that? >> reporter: that's right. chuck hagel, sources have been telling us, is at the top of the list. in fact, one source telling cnn for the department of defense that he is, quote, locked down that nomination over the treasury. jack lew remains at the top of the list. and over at the cia, of the list. and the cia, that vacancy, john brennan, the counterterrorism adviser, and michael morrel, on the short list. so the president has key positions to fill. and could be doing it
if congress is to give the united states to pay its bills on time, consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic. last time congress threatened this course of action, our entire economy suffered for it. our families and our businesses cannot afford that dangerous game again. >> reporter: in addition to that, the president has also promised he wants to tackle immigration reform and gun violence in the wake of the shootings in connecticut. so a lot on the president's...
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there are multiple publics within the united states. in fact, what we've identified are six americas. >> six americas? >> six different americas that each respond to this issue in very different ways and need different kinds of information about climate change to become more engaged with it. so the first group that we've identified is a group we call the alarmed. it's about 16% of the public. these are people who think it's happening, that it's human caused, that it's a serious and urgent problem and they're really eager to get on with the solutions. but they don't know what those solutions are. they don't know what they can do individually and they don't know what we can do collectively as a society to deal with it. we haven't done a very good job of explaining what we can do. then comes a group that we call the concerned. this is about 29% of the public. these are people that think okay, it's happening, it's human caused, it's serious, but they tend to think of it as distant. distant in time, that the impacts won't be felt for a gener
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>> can you isolate the leak either by closing valves near by which is maybe difficult on a process unit. or do you try to either clamp it or plug it if the pressure will allow. >> reporter: plug a steel plug into the hole or wrap it with a pressure clamp. the pipe was punctured from the outside. the chemical safety board think that is the chevron fire department in trying to get the insulation off the pipe using a tool called a halugan bar may have punctured the pipe with this making the leak even worse. that's because the pipe seriously corroded was more than likely seriously weakened or brittle. >> in trying to plug the hole you make the whole much bigger, the pipe starts to fail. in which case you're not really losing control. >> reporter: within minutes a huge vapor cloud hundreds of feet high engulfed the refinery and sent 15,000 neighbors to the hospital. but the government says even without the hallogen bar there still would have been some kind of fire but perhaps not quite as severe. chevron says it's cooperating with all investigations. i'm consumer editor tom vacar. >>> in eas
>> can you isolate the leak either by closing valves near by which is maybe difficult on a process unit. or do you try to either clamp it or plug it if the pressure will allow. >> reporter: plug a steel plug into the hole or wrap it with a pressure clamp. the pipe was punctured from the outside. the chemical safety board think that is the chevron fire department in trying to get the insulation off the pipe using a tool called a halugan bar may have punctured the pipe with this...
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and credit of the united states. we're going to default on our debt. republicans played this card once before, remember, in december of 2011. it was -- it was very dangerous then. our debt was downgraded. it is very dangerous now. >> right. and, of course, the problem is, doug holtz-eakin, i know you're probably more sympathetic to the republican side, but the reality of it is is the money that the debt ceiling is being raised to pay is money that's already been borrowed and promised. i mean it is the full faith and credit of the u.s. government. >> yeah. i think that's right. let's put the rhetoric aside and recognize that there is no fight about raising the debt ceiling. that's not in question. and there isn't even really a fight about the need to control spending. anyone's who's in touch with the debt and the budgetary dynamics knows that we have to control spending, in particular, the entitlement programs, that it would be a disservice not to fix those programs and have them fall apart underneath their beneficiar
and credit of the united states. we're going to default on our debt. republicans played this card once before, remember, in december of 2011. it was -- it was very dangerous then. our debt was downgraded. it is very dangerous now. >> right. and, of course, the problem is, doug holtz-eakin, i know you're probably more sympathetic to the republican side, but the reality of it is is the money that the debt ceiling is being raised to pay is money that's already been borrowed and promised. i...
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if congress refuses to give the united states the ability to pay its bill on time, consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic. >> meanwhile, during a closed door meeting on friday, john boehner told members of the gop conference he plans to use the upcoming battle over raising the debt ceiling as leverage for more spending cuts. insiders on capitol hill have been told to prepare for chuck hag hagel's nomination for defense secretary. at the same time, a white house spokesperson says the president has not made a final decision yet. congress passed a hurricane sandy relief bill that provides 9.7 billion to the national flood insurance program, nearly out of money, republican leadership took heat from both parties. the house is set to vote on additional sandy aid. worth nearly $52 billion on january 15th. the senate is recessed until the 21st. >>> president obama and the fi
if congress refuses to give the united states the ability to pay its bill on time, consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic. >> meanwhile, during a closed door meeting on friday, john boehner told members of the gop conference he plans to use the upcoming battle over raising the debt ceiling as leverage for more spending cuts. insiders on capitol hill have been told to prepare for chuck hag hagel's nomination for defense secretary. at the same time, a white house...
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>> can you isolate the leak either by closing valves near by which is maybe difficult on a process unit. or do you try to either clamp it or plug it if the pressure will allow. >> reporter: plug a steel plug into the hole or wrap it with a pressure clamp. the pipe was punctured from the outside. the chemical safety board think that is the chevron fire department in trying to get the insulation off the pipe using a tool called a halugan bar may have punctured the pipe with this making the leak even worse. that's because the pipe seriously corroded was more than likely seriously weakened or brittle. >> in trying to plug the hole you make the whole much bigger, the pipe starts to fail. in which case you're not really losing control. >> reporter: within minutes a huge vapor cloud hundreds of feet high engulfed the refinery and sent 15,000 neighbors to the hospital. but the government says even without the hallogen bar there still would have been some kind of fire but perhaps not quite as severe. chevron says it's cooperating with all investigations. i'm consumer editor tom vacar. >>> in eas
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it em sos like it's been intensified even as the united states talks about delivering nonlethal aid to both civilians and the fighters themselves. how do you explain that? >> i think that there was some expectation when the opposition reformed itself into a new group. when the military, the rebels reformed themselves into a more coherent group. that that would somehow pay off for them. that there would be some, more weapons delivered, maybe some pore aid that will come directly through the opposition movement, to bolster their position inside the country. so far that hasn't happened. and that's been particularly a bitter pill for the rebels to swallow. in fact, when i left istanbul many of the rebel commanders were complaining that the arms had actually slowed down to almost a full stop. and what they are fighting with is what they can amass by taking over military bases inside syria. they are depending on themselves. they had expected more support, after they did what the international community asked them to do which is come together in more coherent groups. >> suarez: as weapons per
it em sos like it's been intensified even as the united states talks about delivering nonlethal aid to both civilians and the fighters themselves. how do you explain that? >> i think that there was some expectation when the opposition reformed itself into a new group. when the military, the rebels reformed themselves into a more coherent group. that that would somehow pay off for them. that there would be some, more weapons delivered, maybe some pore aid that will come directly through...
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. >> congress refuses to give the united states the ability to pay its bills on time, consequences could be catastrophic. last time coming threatened this course of action, our entire economy suffered for it. our families and businesses cannot afford that dangerous game again. >> reporter: congressional budget office passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff still leaves $900 billion a year in deficits. republicans say by raising taxes on the wealthy they have ended the revenue debate but president says reduces the deficit requires a spending cuts and increased revenue cuts from reforming the tax code. they do agree it does need reforming. >> the irs tax code is too complex, too costly and too unfair. there is something fundamentally wrong when roughly 60% of taxpayers have to hire a professional just to do their taxes. you shouldn't need an army of lawyers and accountants to understand the tax code. >> reporter: republicans that voted in favor of the fiscal cliff deal they were voting 90% of companies facing tax hike but the 2% that do face higher taxes and they have primary challenges ag
. >> congress refuses to give the united states the ability to pay its bills on time, consequences could be catastrophic. last time coming threatened this course of action, our entire economy suffered for it. our families and businesses cannot afford that dangerous game again. >> reporter: congressional budget office passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff still leaves $900 billion a year in deficits. republicans say by raising taxes on the wealthy they have ended the revenue debate...